Water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic

ABSTRACT

A water-in-oil emulsified cosmetic preparation that, even without substantially comprising a UV scattering agent: exhibits a higher UV protection effect than immediately after application, as a result of coming in contact with moisture, has excellent appearance, usability, and washability. The water-in-oil emulsified cosmetic preparation includes 6%-40% by mass of a UV absorber (A), an oil phase thickener (B), and at least one hydrophobic powder (C) selected from (i)-(iii), namely (i) hydrophobized talc, (ii) silicone powder having an average particle diameter of at least 30 μm, and (iii) crosslinked polymethyl methacrylate powder having a crosslinking density of at least 40%; and not including a UV scattering agent or containing no more than 6% by mass of same.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application relates to and claims priority as a § 371 nationalphase, from PCT/JP2018/021657 filed Jun. 6, 2018, the entire contents ofwhich are incorporated herein by reference, which in turn claimspriority from JP Ser. No.: 2017-113235 filed Jun. 8, 2017.

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TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic. Morespecifically, the present invention relates to a water-in-oil emulsioncosmetic that, by coming into contact with moisture such asperspiration, pool water, seawater or rain, providesultraviolet-protection (blocking) effects that are higher thanimmediately after application even without blending a practical amountof an ultraviolet scattering agent and also has excellent properties interms of the appearance after application, texture, and washability.

BACKGROUND ART

Protecting the skin and hair from damage due to ultraviolet (rays) isone of the important objectives for skin care, body care and hair care,and recently, it has come to be considered important to protect againstultraviolet rays, not only under harsh ultraviolet radiation conditionsduring outdoor activities such as bathing at the pool or at the beach insummer and skiing in winter, but also in everyday life. For this reason,cosmetics having ultraviolet protection (blocking) effects are desiredeven for use as normal (daily) makeup cosmetics, hair-care cosmetics orthe like.

However, when a sunscreen cosmetic that is applied to skin comes intocontact with moisture such as water or perspiration, an ultravioletabsorbing agent or an ultraviolet scattering agent drops off from theapplied cosmetic, so that the ultraviolet protection effect unavoidablydecreases. Therefore, various attempts have been made to improve thewater resistance or the film strength of sunscreen cosmetics in order toprevent ultraviolet protection effects from weakening.

Among such attempts, in recent years, sunscreen cosmetics that have theunique effect wherein contact with moisture does not reduce theultraviolet protection effects, but conversely improves the effects(hereinafter sometimes referred to as “ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects”) have been proposed.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes that by blending an organicallymodified clay mineral, such as dimethyl distearyl ammonium hectorite,with an oil phase thickener such as a dextrin fatty acid ester, asucrose fatty acid ester, and a fatty acid or a salt thereof, so as tohave a formulated mass ratio relative to non-volatile liquid oils otherthan silicone oils, the ultraviolet protection effects, when coming intocontact with moisture are improved compared to those immediately afterapplication.

However, among sunscreen cosmetics that provide ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects, particularly those in water-in-oilemulsion form, it was normally preferable to blend 10 to 30% by mass,and at least about 6% by mass of an ultraviolet scattering agent intothe cosmetic in order to achieve the effects, but when a large amount ofthe ultraviolet scattering agent is blended, the ultraviolet scatteringagent, represented by titanium oxide (dioxide) and zinc oxide, scattersvisible light in addition to ultraviolet rays. Thus, when the cosmeticis applied to skin, so-called “unnatural whiteness” occurs, and theappearance is made worse. Furthermore, the astringent effect of zincoxide or the like imparts a feeling of dryness to the skin and may causethe feeling in use to become worse. Additionally, when an ultravioletscattering agent having a hydrophobically treated surface is used inorder to improve the dispersion stability or the like, it becomesdifficult for the ultraviolet scattering agent to be washed away withsoap or the like, so there is also a problem in that the washability isreduced and the like.

RELATED ART Patent Documents

-   Patent Document 1: WO 2016/068298 A1

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problem to be Solved by the Invention

A purpose of the present invention is to provide a water-in-oil emulsioncosmetic that can achieve ultraviolet protection performance improvementeffects even without blending in a practical amount of an ultravioletscattering agent.

Means for Solving the Problem

The present inventors performed diligent studies towards solving theaforementioned problem, and as a result, discovered that, by using anultraviolet ray absorbing agent in combination with an oil phasethickener and a specific hydrophobic powder, it is possible to obtain awater-in-oil emulsion cosmetic having ultraviolet protection effectswhile reducing the blended amount of or not blending an ultravioletscattering agent and accordingly, the present invention is complete.

In other words, the present invention provides a water-in-oil emulsioncosmetic comprising:

(A) 6 to 40% by mass of an ultraviolet absorbing agent;

(B) an oil phase thickener; and

(C) at least one hydrophobic powder selected from a group consisting of(i) to (iii) below:

(i) a hydrophobically treated talc,

(ii) a silicone powder having an average particle size of 30 μm orlarger, and

(iii) a crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) powder having a crosslinkdensity of 40% or more;

wherein an ultraviolet scattering agent is not included or is includednot more than 6% by mass.

Effects of the Invention

Due to the above-mentioned features, in the present invention, theultraviolet protection effects after coming into contact with moisturesuch as perspiration, pool water, seawater or rain, aremarkedly-improved compared to that immediately after applying thecosmetic to the skin. Furthermore, the water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic ofthe present invention achieves excellent ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects even without blending in a practicalamount of an ultraviolet scattering agent. Thus, unnatural whitenessdoes not tend to occur, powderiness and dryness can be suppressed, andthe cosmetic can be easily removed with a normal cleanser or soap.

In other words, the present invention can provide a cosmetic havingexcellent properties in terms of the appearance after application,texture, and washability in addition to the ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects.

MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

As mentioned above, the water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic of the presentinvention is characterized by containing (A) an ultraviolet absorbingagent, (B) an oil phase thickener, and (C) a hydrophobic powder. Therespective components constituting the cosmetic of the present inventionwill be explained in detail below.

<(A) Ultraviolet Absorbing Agent>

As the (A) ultraviolet absorbing agent (hereinafter sometimes referredto simply as “component (A)”) blended in the water-in-oil emulsioncosmetic according to the present invention can be a component that isnormally blended into sunscreen cosmetics.

The ultraviolet absorbing agent used in the present invention is notparticularly limited, but specific examples include organic ultravioletabsorbing agents such as ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, octocrylene,dimethicodiethylbenzalmalonate, polysilicone-15, t-butylmethoxydibenzoylmethane, ethylhexyl triazone, diethylaminohydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyltriazine, oxybenzone-3, methylene bis-benzotriazolyltetramethylbutylphenol, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, homosalateand ethylhexyl salicylate.

The blended amount of component (A) should be 6 to 40% by mass, morepreferably 8 to 35% by mass, and even more preferably 10 to 30% by massrelative to the overall amount of the water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic. Ifthe blended amount of component (A) is less than 6% by mass, sufficientultraviolet protection effects cannot be obtained, and even if more than40% by mass thereof is blended, an increase in the ultravioletprotection effects that is commensurate with the blended amount cannotbe expected, and this is undesirable for making the stability worse.Component (A) may be a single kind of component to be used or may be acombination of two or more kinds of components.

<(B) Oil Phase Thickener> The (B) oil phase thickener (hereinaftersometimes referred to simply as “component (B)”) blended in thewater-in-oil emulsion cosmetic according to the present invention is asubstance that can adjust the viscosity of the oil phase in thewater-in-oil emulsion cosmetic. As component (B), dextrin fatty acidesters, sucrose fatty acid esters, fatty acids or salts thereof,hardened vegetable oils, solid or semi-solid vegetable oils, organicallymodified clay minerals, glyceryl fatty acid esters and amino acid-basedgelling agents are preferred.

Dextrin fatty acid esters are esters of dextrin or reduced dextrinhaving a higher fatty acid, which may be used without any particularrestrictions as long as generally used in cosmetics. As the dextrin orreduced dextrin, the average degree of sugar polymerization is 3 to 100is preferably used therefor. Additionally, as the fatty acid moiety ofthe dextrin fatty acid ester, a saturated fatty acid having 8 to 22carbon atoms is preferably used. Specific examples include dextrinpalmitate, dextrin oleate, dextrin stearate, dextrin myristate, dextrin(palmitate/2-ethylhexanoate) and the like.

As the sucrose fatty acid ester, one in which (the alkyl chain of) thefatty acid is linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated chain having12 to 22 carbon atoms, is preferably used. Specific examples includesucrose caprylic acid esters, sucrose capric acid esters, sucrose lauricacid esters, sucrose myristic acid esters, sucrose palmitic acid esters,sucrose stearic acid esters, sucrose oleic acid esters, sucrose erucicacid esters, sucrose acetate/stearate and the like.

The fatty acid may be solid at ambient temperature, and examples includemyristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid and the like.Additionally, the fatty acid salt may be a calcium salt, a magnesiumsalt, an aluminum salt or the like of the above.

Examples of the hardened vegetable oil include hardened palm kernel oil,hardened castor oil, hydrogenated peanut oil, hydrogenated rapeseed oil,hydrogenated palm oil, hydrogenated camellia oil, hydrogenated soybeanoil, hydrogenated olive oil, hydrogenated macadamia nut oil,hydrogenated sunflower oil, hydrogenated wheat germ oil, hydrogenatedrice germ oil, hydrogenated rice bran oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil,hydrogenated avocado oil and the like.

Additionally, as well as the hardened vegetable oils, a vegetable oilthat is solid or semi-solid at room temperature can be used. In such acase, a solid oil refers to an oil that is solid at 25° C., and asemi-solid oil is in between solid and liquid oil at 25° C. Morespecifically, such a semi-solid oil has preferably a melting pointbetween 44° C. and 90° C., the viscosity thereof measured by a B-typeviscometer at 25° C. is 5000 mPa·s or higher, or furthermore, 10,000mPa·s or higher, is preferable. Examples of vegetable oils that aresolid or semi-solid at room temperature include cacao butter, coconutoil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, Japan tallow, rhea butter and the like.

As the organically modified clay mineral, it is possible to use a claymineral modified by a quaternary ammonium salt type cationic surfactant,represented by the following general formula (1), which is a colloidalhydrated aluminum silicate having a three-layered structure.(X,Y)₂₋₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂Z_(1/3) .nH₂O  (1)where X=Al, Fe(III), Mn(III) or Cr(III); Y=Mg, Fe(II), Ni, Zn or Li; andZ=K, Na or Ca.

Specifically, such an organically modified clay mineral can be obtainedby treating a natural or synthetic montmorillonite (wherein an (OH)group of the synthetic montmorillonite is substituted with fluorine)(e.g., such as Veegum®, Kunipia, Laponite® are commercially available),and related including such as saponite and hectorite, or a syntheticmica known under the name of sodium silicic mica or sodium or lithiumtaeniolite (e.g., such as Dimonite, Topy Industries, Ltd., iscommercially available) with a quaternary ammonium salt type cationicsurfactant.

The quaternary ammonium salt type cationic surfactant used in this caseis represented by the following general (chemical) formula (2):

where R¹ represents a benzyl group or an alkyl group having 10 to 22carbon atoms, R² represents an alkyl group having 10 to 22 carbon atomsor a methyl group, R³ and R⁴ represent alkyl groups or hydroxyalkylgroups having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and X represents a halogen atom or amethylsulfate residue.

Examples of the quaternary ammonium salt type cationic surfactantinclude dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride, myristyltrimethylammoniumchloride, cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, stearyltrimethylammoniumchloride, arachyltrimethylammonium chloride, behenyltrimethylammoniumchloride, myristyldimethylethylammonium chloride,cetyldimethylethylammonium chloride, stearyldimethylethylammoniumchloride, arachyldimethylethylammonium chloride,behenyldimethylethylammonium chloride, myristyldiethylmethylammoniumchloride, cetyldiethylmethylammonium chloride,stearyldiethylmethylammonium chloride, arachyldiethylmethylammoniumchloride, behenyldiethylmethylammonium chloride,benzyldimethylmyristylammonium chloride, benzyldimethylcetylammoniumchloride, benzyldimethylstearylammonium chloride,benzyldimethylbehenylammonium chloride, benzylmethylethylcetylammoniumchloride, benzylmethylethylstearylammonium chloride,dibehenyldihydroxyethylammonium chloride, and corresponding bromides andthe like, and further thereto, dipalmitylpropylethylammoniummethylsulfate and the like. When carrying out the present invention, oneor more of these compounds may be arbitrarily selected.

Representative examples of organically modified clay minerals includedimethyl distearyl ammonium hectorite (distearyldimonium hectorite),dimethylalkylammonium hectorite, benzyldimethylstearylammoniumhectorite, distearyldimethylammonium chloride-treated aluminum-magnesiumsilicate and the like. Of these, dimethyl distearyl ammonium hectoriteis particularly preferred. As commercial products, Bentone 27(benzyldimethylstearylammonium chloride-treated hectorite, manufacturedby Elementis Japan KK) and Bentone 38 (distearyldimethylammoniumchloride-treated hectorite, manufactured by Elementis Japan KK) arepreferred.

Glyceryl fatty acid esters are esterification reaction products obtainedby reacting glycerin, a diprotic acid having 18 to 28 carbon atoms, anda fatty acid having 8 to 28 carbon atoms (excluding diprotic acids) andmay be used without any particular restrictions as long as they aregenerally used in cosmetics. Specific examples include glyceryl(behenate/isostearate/eicosanedioate), glyceryl(behenate/eicosanedioate) and polyglyceryl-10 (behenate/eicosanedioate),etc.

Examples of amino acid-based gelling agents include dibutyl lauroylglutamide, dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide, polyamide-8, polyamide-3,N-lauroyl-L-glutamic acid dibutyl amide and the like.

Component (B) may be used as a single component or may be a combinationof two or more kinds (of components). The blended amount of component(B) is preferably 0.1 to 15% by mass, more preferably 0.2 to 10% bymass, and even more preferably 0.4 to 8% by mass relative to the overallmass of the water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic. If the blended amount ofcomponent (B) is less than 0.1% by mass, there is a tendency for theultraviolet blocking effects to become worse upon coming into contactwith moisture, and if more than 15% by mass is blended in, the viscositybecomes high and undesirable in terms of texture, such as becomingdifficult to spread over the skin.

<(C) Hydrophobic Powder>

The hydrophobic powder (hereinafter referred to simply as “component(C)” in some cases) blended into the water-in-oil emulsion cosmeticaccording to the present invention comprises powder particles thatinteract a little with water and have low affinity to water. Suchhydrophobic powders are normally blended into cosmetics for the purposeof improving the texture. Hydrophobic powders include powders obtainedby hydrophobically treating either hydrophilic or hydrophobic powderparticles as base materials as well as powder particles of materialsthat are essentially hydrophobic.

The (C) hydrophobic powder blended into the water-in-oil emulsioncosmetic according to the present invention is preferably selected froma group consisting of the following components (i) to (iii):

(i) a hydrophobically treated talc;

(ii) a silicone powder having an average particle size of 30 μm orlarger; and

(iii) a crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) powder having a crosslinkdensity of 40% or higher.

(i) Hydrophobically treated talc

Hydrophobically treated talc is a powder having talc, which is a silicicacid salt-based clay mineral, as a base material, the surface of whichis hydrophobically treated. As indicated in the examples describedbelow, hydrophobically treated talc is able to provide ultravioletprotection performance improvement effects regardless of the type ofhydrophobic treatment, so that such a talc is particularly preferable asthe component (C).

The hydrophobic treatment is not particularly restricted, but may, forexample, be a silicone treatment (treatment with a silicone oil such asmethylhydrogen polysiloxane, dimethyl polysiloxane or methylphenylpolysiloxane; an alkylsilane such as methyltrimethoxysilane,ethyltrimethoxysilane, hexyltrimethoxysilane or octyltrimethoxysilane;or a fluoroalkylsilane such as trifluoromethylethyl trimethoxysilane orheptadecafluorodecyl trimethoxysilane), a fatty acid treatment(treatment with palmitic acid, isostearic acid, stearic acid, lauricacid, myristic acid, behenic acid, oleic acid, rosin acid,12-hydroxystearic acid or the like), a fatty acid soap treatment(treatment with aluminum stearate, calcium stearate, 12-hydroxystearicacid or the like), or a fatty acid ester treatment (treatment with adextrin fatty acid ester, a cholesterol fatty acid ester, a sucrosefatty acid ester, a starch fatty acid ester or the like). Thesehydrophobic treatments may be performed in accordance with conventionalmethods. With regard to hydrophobic treatments, silicone treatments aresuitable for being able to impart such as high stability to the powderparticles.

As a hydrophobically treated talc, a commercial product can be used andan example thereof is “calcium stearate-treated talc” (FujimotoChemicals Co., Ltd.).

(ii) Silicone powder having average particle size of 30 pin or larger

As the silicone powder, one that is normally used as a cosmetic rawmaterial may be used, as long as the average particle size is 30 μm orlarger. As examples of silicone powders, methylpolysiloxane networkpolymers, crosslinked methylpolysiloxane, crosslinked silicone-networksilicone block copolymers, silylated silica and the like are known. Ofthese, crosslinked silicone-network silicone block copolymers areparticularly preferred.

The average particle size of the silicone powder is 30 μm or larger,more preferably 32 μm or larger, and even more preferably 35 μm orlarger. If the average particle size is smaller than 30 μm, then thereis a tendency for the ultraviolet protection effects to become worseupon coming into contact with moisture. On the other hand, although theupper limit of the average particle size is not particularly restricted,it should preferably be 70 μm or smaller in view of the texture and thestability. The particle size distribution of the silicone powder shouldpreferably be from 5 to 100 μm. The average particle size of thesilicone powder can be measured by a laser diffraction/scatteringmethod.

An example of a silicone powder commercial product that can be used is“KSP-102” (manufactured by Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (vinyldimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane) crosspolymer, average particlesize 30 μm).

(iii) Crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) powder having crosslinkdensity of 40% or higher

As the crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) powder (PMMA powder), anytype having a crosslink density of 40% or higher may be used. Thecrosslink density of the crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) powder is40% or higher, more preferably 42% or higher, and even more preferably45% or higher. When a PMMA powder in which the crosslink density is lessthan 40% is used, there is a tendency for the ultraviolet protectioneffect upon coming into contact with moisture to become worse. On theother hand, although the upper limit of the crosslink density is notparticularly restricted, it should preferably be 60% or less in view ofthe texture. The crosslink density may be determined by variousgenerally known methods such as a solvent swelling method.

The component (C) selected from a group consisting of components (i) to(iii) above may be a single kind thereof or may be a combination of twoor more kinds. The blended amount of the component (C) should preferablybe 3 to 30% by mass, more preferably 5 to 25% by mass, and even morepreferably 5 to 20% by mass relative to the overall mass of thewater-in-oil emulsion cosmetic. If the blended amount of component (B)is less than 3% by mass, then there is a tendency for the ultravioletprotection effects upon coming into contact with moisture to becomeworse, and if more than 30% by mass is blended, the texture may becomeworse with regard to such as squeakiness, smudges and stickinessoccurring, and the cosmetic may become difficult to be formulated.

<Ultraviolet Scattering Agent>

The water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic of the present invention can achievesufficient ultraviolet protection performance improvement effects bycontaining the above-mentioned components (A) to (C), even withoutblending in an ultraviolet scattering agent.

However, a small amount of an ultraviolet scattering agent can beblended for the purpose of further improving the protection effectsagainst ultraviolet rays. When blending an ultraviolet scattering agentinto the water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic of the present invention, anamount thereof is 6% by mass or less, preferably 5% by mass or less,more preferably 4% by mass or less, and particularly preferably 3% bymass or less relative to the overall amount of the water-in-oil emulsioncosmetic in order to suppress unnatural whiteness and texture-worseningdue to the ultraviolet scattering agent.

The ultraviolet scattering agent that may be blended in the water-in-oilemulsion cosmetic of the present invention is not particularly limited,and an ultraviolet scattering agent that is normally used in cosmeticsmay be used. Examples of ultraviolet scattering agents includefine-particle metal oxides such as zinc oxide, titanium oxide, ironoxide, cerium oxide and tungsten oxide, and surfaces of such metaloxides have been subjected to various hydrophobic surface treatments. Asthe hydrophobic surface treatment agent that are generally used in thecosmetic field including, for example, silicones such as dimethicone andalkyl-modified silicone, alkoxysilanes such as octyltriethoxysilane,dextrin fatty acid esters such as dextrin palmitate, and fatty acidssuch as stearic acid may be used.

Aside from the above-mentioned essential components, the water-in-oilemulsion cosmetic of the present invention may appropriately contain, asneeded, components that are normally used in cosmetics such as, forexample, oils, water, alcohols, surfactants, oil-based active agents,water-based active agents, water phase thickeners, humectants andantioxidants.

Among the above, a surfactant that may be used in the present inventionis preferably a surfactant having an HLB lower than 8, particularly asilicone-based surfactant, in order to attain a water-in-oil emulsionstate.

Examples of silicone-based surfactants having an HLB lower than 8include polyoxyalkylene-modified silicones, polyoxyalkylene/alkylco-modified silicones, polyglycerin-modified silicones and/orpolyglycerin/alkyl co-modified silicones. Specific examples includeKF-6017 (PEG-10 dimethicone, manufactured by Shin-etsu Chemical Co.,Ltd.), KF-6028 (PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, manufacturedby Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.), ABIL EM 90 (cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1dimethicone, manufactured by Evonik Goldschmidt Corp.) and KF-6038(lauryl PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, manufactured byShin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.), bis-butyl dimethicone polyglyceryl-3 andthe like.

The blended amount of the silicone-based surfactant should preferably be0.1 to 8% by mass, more preferably 0.2 to 7% by mass, even morepreferably 0.4 to 5% by mass relative to the overall amount of thewater-in-oil emulsion cosmetic.

The water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic of the present invention may beprovided not only, for example, as a sunscreen cream, a sunscreen milkylotion or a sunscreen lotion, but may also be used as a foundation, amakeup base, a makeup cosmetic, a hair cosmetic or the like impartedwith sunscreen effects, and may be produced by a conventional method.

EXAMPLES

The present invention will be explained in further detail by referringto specific examples below, but the present invention is not limited tothe examples indicated below. Additionally, the blended amounts in thefollowing examples and the like are in % by mass unless speciallyindicated otherwise.

Examples 1 to 10 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3

Water-in-oil emulsion cosmetics having the compositions indicated inTables 1 and 2 below were prepared by heating and melting the oil-basedcomponents and dispersing the powder therein, adding the separatelymixed water phase thereto, and emulsifying the mixture by stirring.

Method for Measuring Ultraviolet Protection Performance ImprovementEffects

Cosmetics (samples) according to respective examples were dripped, inthe amount of 2 mg/cm², onto measurement plates (S plates) (5×5 cmV-grooved PMMA plates, SPFMA STER-PA01), which were coated by finger for60 seconds, and dried for 15 minutes. Thereafter, the absorbances of theformed coating films were measured by a U-3500 self-recordingspectrophotometer manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. With an uncoated plateas the control, absorbances (Abs) were computed from the expressionindicated below, and the measurement values at 280 nm to 400 nm weresummed.Abs=−log(T/To)

T: transmittance of sample, To: transmittance of uncoated plate

The measured plates were well-immersed in water having a hardness of 50to 500, then agitated while still immersed in water for 30 minutes (300rpm with a three-one motor). Thereafter, the samples were dried forapproximately 15 to 30 minutes until water droplets on the surfacesdisappeared, and the absorbances were measured again. The Abs variationrate (the expression below) was computed, as the ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects, from the cumulative Abs values beforeand after immersion in water.

Ultraviolet protection performance improvement effects:Abs variation rate (%)=(cumulative Abs value after waterimmersion)/(cumulative Abs value before water immersion)×100

TABLE 1 Comp. Comp. Comp. Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Purified waterbal bal bal bal bal 2-Ethylhexyl para-methoxycinnamate 8 8 8 8 8Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate 2 2 2 2 2 Dextrin palmitate 33 3 3 3 Cetyl 2-ethylhexanoate 5 5 5 5 5 Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 55 5 5 5 Diisopropyl sebacate 5 5 5 5 5 Dimethyl polysiloxane (*¹) 2 2 22 2 Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 30 30 30 30 30 Lauryl PEG-9polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone 3 3 3 3 3 Decamethyltetrasiloxane 1010 10 10 10 Dimethyl distearyl ammonium hectorite 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5Ethanol (*²) 10 10 10 10 10 Glycerin 1 1 1 1 1 Trisodium edetate s.a.s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Fragrance s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Table salt s.a.s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Calcium stearate-treated talc 10 — — — — (averageparticle size 7 μm) Crosslinked silicone-network silicone block — 10 — —— copolymer (average particle size 30 μm) Crosslinked silicone-networksilicone block — — 10 — — copolymer (average particle size 5 μm) Methylsiloxane network polymer — — — 10 — (average particle size 6 μm) Silicicanhydride (average particle — — — — 10 size 5 μm) Abs variation rate (%)119.5 143.1 91.1 82.9 54.1 (*¹) KF-96A-6T (Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.)(*²) Synthetic alcohol 95% (Japan Alcohol Trading Co., Ltd.)

TABLE 2 Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Purified waterbal bal bal bal bal bal bal bal 2-Ethylhexyl para-methoxycinnamate 8 8 88 8 8 8 8 Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 benzoateDextrin palmitate 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Cetyl 2-ethylhexanoate 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Diisopropyl sebacate 5 5 55 5 5 5 5 Dimethyl polysiloxane (*¹) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 Lauryl PEG-9 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone Decamethyltetrasiloxane 1010 10 10 10 10 10 10 Dimethyl distearyl ammonium 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.50.5 0.5 hectorite Ethanol ⁽*²⁾ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Glycerin 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 Trisodium edetate s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a.Fragrance s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Table salt s.a. s.a.s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Calcium stearate-treated talc (average 10— — — — — — — particle size 22 μm) Calcium stearate-treated talc(average — 10 — — — — — — particle size 7 μm) Calcium stearate-treatedtalc (average — — 10 — — — — — particle size 14 μm)Dimethylpolysiloxane-treated talc — — — 10 — — — — (average particlesize 12 μm) Perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane/alkyl — — — — 10 — — —acrylate copolymer methyl polysiloxane ester-treated talc (averageparticle size 12 μm) Carboxydecyl trisiloxane zinc — — — — — 10 — —salt-treated talc (average particle size 12 μm) Triethoxysilylethyl — —— — — — 10 — polydimethylsiloxyethyl hexyl dimethicone-treated talc(average particle size 15 μm) Triethoxysilylethyl — — — — — — — 10polydimethylsiloxyethyl hexyl dimethicone-treated talc (average particlesize 12 μm) Abs variation rate (%) 119.5 113.3 116.2 113.4 118.4 118.8109.7 112.4 (*¹) KF-96A-6T (Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) ⁽*²⁾ Syntheticalcohol 95% (Japan Alcohol Trading Co., Ltd.)

As shown in Table 1 and Table 2 above, it was confirmed that, even whenabsolutely no ultraviolet scattering agent was included, by blendinghydrophobically treated talc (Examples 1 and 3 to 10) or a siliconepowder having an average particle size of 30 μm or larger (Example 2),as a hydrophobic powder, in addition to an oil phase thickener, the Absvariation rate exceeded 100%, i.e., the ultraviolet protection effectsafter immersion in water were improved in comparison to those beforeimmersion in water. In particular, it was confirmed that hydrophobicallytreated talc achieved ultraviolet protection performance improvementeffects regardless of the type of hydrophobic treatment (Examples 3 to10).

On the other hand, when a silicone powder or silicic anhydride (silicapowder) having an average particle size smaller than 30 μm was used, theAbs variation rate became less than 100% and ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects were not observed (Comparative Examples1 to 3).

Examples 11 to 19 and Comparative Examples 4 to 7

Water-in-oil emulsion cosmetics having the compositions listed in Table3 below were prepared, and the Abs variation rates before and afterwater immersion were determined in the same manner as that describedabove.

TABLE 3A Comp. Comp. Comp. Comp. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. 4 5 6 7 1112 13 Octocrylene 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2-Ethylhexyl para-methoxycinnamate 3 3 33 3 3 32,4-bis-[{4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2-hydroxy}-phenyl]-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate 2 2 2 2 2 2 24-tert-Butyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5Dextrin palmitate 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Sucrose acetate stearate 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Trimethylsiloxysilicic acid 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Polyoxybutylene(9) polyoxypropylene (1) glycol 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Isostearic acid 0.5 0.50.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Diisopropyl sebacate 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Isopropylmyristate 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 5 5 5 5 5 5 5Methyl polysiloxane 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Dimethyl distearyl ammonium hectorite0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 12 12 12 12 1212 12 Lauryl PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone 3 3 3 3 3 3 3Purified water bal bal bal bal bal bal bal Table salt s.a. s.a. s.a.s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Trisodium edetate s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a.Fragrance s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Glycerin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Xylitol 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Alcohol 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Hydrogendimethicone-treatedpearling agent (mica/titanium 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 oxide)Methylhydrogenpolysiloxane-treated pearling agent 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.30.3 0.3 (mica/titanium oxide/tin oxide) Crosslinked poly(methylmethacrylate) (average particle size 8 15 — — — — — — μm) low crosslinkdensity type (crosslink density 10%) Calcium stearate-treated talc(average particle size 7 μm) — — — — 15 — — Silicic anhydride (averageparticle size 5 μm) 1 16 1 1 1 1 1 Crosslinked silicone-network siliconeblock copolymer (average — — 15 — — — — particle size 5 μm)Dimethylpolysiloxane-treated talc (average particle size 12 μm) — — — —— 15 — Methyl siloxane network polymer (average particle size 6 μm) — —— 15 — — — Crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) (average particle size— — — — — — 15 8 μm) high crosslink density type (crosslink density 50%)Abs variation rate (%) 98.2 49.5 96.5 92.1 112.4 105.3 105.4

TABLE 3B Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. 14 15 16 17 18 19 Octocrylene 5 5 5 5 55 2-Ethylhexyl para-methoxycinnamate 3 3 3 3 3 32,4-bis-[{4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2-hydroxy}-phenyl]-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine2 2 2 2 2 2 Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate 2 2 2 2 2 24-tert-Butyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 Dextrinpalmitate 2 2 2 2 2 2 Sucrose acetate stearate 2 2 2 2 2 2Trimethylsiloxysilicic acid 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Polyoxybutylene (9)polyoxypropylene (1) glycol 2 2 2 2 2 2 Isostearic acid 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.50.5 0.5 Diisopropyl sebacate 10 10 10 10 10 10 Isopropyl myristate 5 5 55 5 5 Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 5 5 5 5 5 5 Methyl polysiloxane 5 55 5 5 5 Dimethyl distearyl ammonium hectorite 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 12 12 12 12 12 12 Lauryl PEG-9polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone 3 3 3 3 3 3 Purified water bal balbal bal bal bal Table salt s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Trisodiumedetate s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Fragrance s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a.s.a. Glycerin 1 1 1 1 1 1 Xylitol 1 1 1 1 1 1 Alcohol 6 6 6 6 6 6Hydrogendimethicone-treated pearling agent (mica/titanium oxide) 3 3 3 3— — Methylhydrogenpolysiloxane-treated pearling agent (mica/titanium 0.30.3 0.3 0.3 — — oxide/tin oxide) Crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate)(average particle size 8 μm) 7 5 10 7 10 10 low crosslink density type(crosslink density 10%) Calcium stearate-treated talc (average particlesize 7 μm) 8 10 5 8 3 1 Silicic anhydride (average particle size 5 μm) 11 1 1 — — Crosslinked silicone-network silicone block copolymer (average0.5 — — 0.5 1 1 particle size 5 μm) Dimethylpolysiloxane-treated talc(average particle size 12 μm) — — — — — — Methyl polysiloxane networkpolymer (average particle size 6 μm) — — — — — — Crosslinked poly(methylmethacrylate) (average particle size 8 μm) — — — — — — high crosslinkdensity type (crosslink density 50%) Abs variation rate (%) 102.8 109.9105.1 106.2 115.9 115.0

As shown in Table 3, it was confirmed that, by blending in, as ahydrophobic powder, hydrophobically treated talc (Examples 11, 12 and14-19) or a crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) powder having acrosslink density of 40% or higher (Example 13), it is possible toachieve ultraviolet protection performance improvement effects even incombination with other common powder components (Examples 11-19).

On the other hand, when the specific hydrophobic powders that can beused in the present invention were not included, ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects were not able to be obtained even whenequivalent amounts of other common powder components were blended(Comparative Examples 4 to 7).

Examples 20 and 21, and Comparative Example 8

The water-in-oil emulsion cosmetics having the compositions listed inTable 4 below were prepared, and the Abs variation rates before andafter water immersion were determined in the same manner as thatdescribed above.

TABLE 4 Ex. Ex. Comp. 20 21 Ex. 8 Octocrylene 5 5 5 2-Ethylhexylpara-methoxycinnamate 5 5 5 2,4-bis-[{4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2-hydroxy}-1.5 1.5 1.5 phenyl]-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine Diethylaminohydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate 1.5 1.5 1.54-tert-Butyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane 2 2 2 Dextrin palmitate 2 1 —Sucrose acetate stearate 1 1 — Hydrogenated palm oil — 1 — Palm oil —0.4 — Palm kernel oil — 0.6 — Trimethylsiloxysilicic acid 1.5 1.5 1.5Polyoxybutylene (9) polyoxypropylene (1) glycol 2 2 2 Isostearic acid0.5 0.5 0.5 Diisopropyl sebacate 10 10 10 Isopropyl myristate 5 5 5Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 5 5 5 Methyl polysiloxane 3 3 3 Dimethyldistearyl ammonium hectorite 0.5 0.5 0.5 Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 1212 12 Lauryl PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl 2 2 2 dimethicone Purifiedwater bal bal bal Table salt s.a. s.a. s.a. Trisodium edetate s.a. s.a.s.a. Fragrance s.a. s.a. s.a. Glycerin 2 2 2 Alcohol 10 10 10Hydrogendimethicone-treated pearling agent 2 2 2 (mica/titanium oxide)Crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) (average 5 5 — particle size 8 μm)low crosslink density type (crosslink density 10%) Calciumstearate-treated talc (average 10 10 — particle size 7 μm) Crosslinkedsilicone-network silicone block 0.5 0.5 — copolymer (average particlesize 5 μm) Abs variation rate (%) 105.4 106.1 95.0

As shown in Table 4, it was confirmed that ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects were obtained even when changing thecombination or the blended amount of the oil phase thickener (Examples20 and 21).

On the other hand, when the specific hydrophobic powders that can beused in the present invention were not included, ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects were not able to be obtained afteragitation while immersed in water (Comparative Example 8).

Examples 22 to 27, and Comparative Examples 9 and 10

The water-in-oil emulsion cosmetics having the compositions listed inTables 5A and 5B below were prepared, and the Abs variation rates beforeand after water immersion were determined in the same manner as thatdescribed above.

TABLE 5A Comp. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. 9 22 23 24 Purified water bal bal bal balOctocrylene 5 5 5 5 Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl 2 2 2 2 benzoate2,4-bis-[{4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2-hydroxy)- 1 1 1 1phenyl]-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,5- triazine Dextrin palmitate — 3 5 8Cetyl 2-ethylhexanoate 5 5 5 5 Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 5 5 5 5Diisopropyl sebacate 5 5 5 5 Dimethyl polysiloxane (*¹) 2 2 2 2Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 30 30 30 30 Lauryl PEG-9polydimethylsiloxyethyl 2 2 2 2 dimethicone Isododecane 10 10 10 10Ethanol (*²) 10 10 10 10 Glycerin 1 1 1 1 Trisodium edetate s.a. s.a.s.a. s.a. Fragrance s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Table salt s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a.Calcium stearate-treated talc (average 5 5 5 5 particle size 7 μm) Absvariation rate (%) 66.9 154.5 148.0 138.6 (*¹) KF-96A-6T (Shin-etsuChemical Co., Ltd.) (*²) Synthetic alcohol 95% (Japan Alcohol TradingCo., Ltd.)

TABLE 5B Comp. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. 10 25 26 27 Octocrylene 5 5 5 52-Ethylhexyl para-methoxycinnamate 3 3 3 34-tert-Butyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.52,4-bis-[{4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2-hydroxy)- 2 2 2 2phenyl]-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,5- triazine Diethylamino hydroxybenzoylhexyl 2 2 2 2 benzoate Polyoxybutylene (9) polyoxypropylene (1) 2 2 2 2glycol Isostearic acid 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Diisopropyl sebacate 10 10 10 10Isopropyl myristate 5 5 5 5 Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 5 5 5 5Polyamide-8 (*²) — 1 — — N-Lauroyl-L-glutamic acid dibutyl — — 1 — amide⁽*³⁾ Glyceryl (behenate/eicosanedioate) ⁽*⁴⁾ — — — 0.5Trimethylsiloxysilicic acid 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Methyl polysiloxane 5 5 5 5Lauryl PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl 3 3 3 3 dimethicone Dimethyldistearyl ammonium hectorite 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 12 12 12 12 Calcium stearate-treated talc(average 5 5 5 5 particle size 7 μm) Crosslinked poly(methylmethacrylate) 10 10 10 10 (average particle size 8 μm), low crosslinkdensity type (crosslink density 10%) Crosslinked silicone-networksilicone 1 1 1 1 block copolymer (average particle size 5 μm) Purifiedwater bal bal bal bal Table salt s.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Trisodium edetates.a. s.a. s.a. s.a. Xylitol 1 1 1 1 Glycerin I 1 1 1 Alcohol ⁽*¹⁾ 6 6 66 Abs variation rate (%) 95.6 106.9 107.3 105.4 ⁽*¹⁾ Synthetic alcohol95% (Japan Alcohol Trading Co., Ltd.) (*²) Oleocraft LP-20 (Croda JapanK. K.) ⁽*³⁾ GP-1 (Ajinomoto Healthy Supply Co., Inc.) ⁽*⁴⁾ Nomucoat HK-G(The Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.)

As shown in Table 5A and Table 5B, strong ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects were obtained even when there was onlyone type of oil phase thickener (Examples 22 to 27). On the other hand,when an oil phase thickener was not included at all, the ultravioletprotection effect after agitation while immersed in water was markedlyreduced, and ultraviolet protection performance improvement effects werenot obtained (Comparative Examples 9 and 10).

As a result, it was confirmed that sufficient ultraviolet protectionperformance improvement effects can be obtained by blending acombination of at least one oil phase thickener and a hydrophobicpowder.

Hereinafter, formulation examples of the water-in-oil emulsion cosmeticof the present invention will be described. Needless to say, the presentinvention is not in any way limited by these formulation examples and israther defined by the claims. The blended amounts are all indicated in %by mass relative to the overall amount of the water-in-oil emulsioncosmetic.

Formulation Example 1. Base cosmetic

Blended amount (Component Name) (% by mass) Octocrylene 3 Octylsalicylate 3 2,4-bis-[{4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2-hydroxy}-phenyl]- 16-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexylbenzoate 1 Zinc oxide 3 Titanium oxide 2 Dextrin palmitate 4 Vaseline 2Trimethylsiloxysilicic acid 2 Polyoxybutylene (9) polyoxypropylene (1)glycol 2 Isostearic acid 1 Diisopropyl sebacate 8 Mineral oil 3 Glyceryltri-2-ethylhexanoate 2 Methyl polysiloxane 3 Decamethylcyclopolysiloxane20 Polyoxyethylene-methyl polysiloxane copolymer 2 Purified waterbalance Table salt s.a. Trisodium edetate s.a. Fragrance s.a. Glycerin 1Butylene glycol 3 Alcohol 6 Hydrogendimethicone-treated pearling agent 2(mica/titanium oxide) Methylhydrogenpolysiloxane-treated pearling agent1 (mica/titanium oxide/tin oxide) Calcium stearate-treated talc (averageparticle 5 size 7 μm) Silicic anhydride (average particle size 5 μm) 1Crosslinked silicone-network silicone block 3 copolymer (averageparticle size 5 μm) Black iron oxide 1 Yellow iron oxide 0.3 Red ironoxide 0.3Formulation Example 2. BB Cream

Blended amount (Component Name) (% by mass) Octocrylene 5 Homosalate 104-tert-Butyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane 1 Diethylamino hydroxybenzoylhexyl benzoate 2 Titanium oxide 5 Sucrose acetate stearate 3Microcrystalline wax 1 Trimethylsiloxysilicic acid 3 Polyoxybutylene (9)polyoxypropylene (1) glycol 2 Isostearic acid 1 Pentaerythritoltetra-2-ethylhexanoate 8 α-Olefin oligomer 3 Glyceryltri-2-ethylhexanoate 2 Methyl polysiloxane 3 Dimethyl distearyl ammoniumhectorite 2 Isododecane 10 Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 3Polyoxyethylene-methyl polysiloxane copolymer 3 Purified water balanceTable salt s.a. Trisodium edetate s.a. Fragrance s.a. Sorbitol 1Dipropylene glycol 5 Alcohol 10 Methyl polysiloxane-treated pearlingagent 2 (titanated mica) Calcium stearate-treated talc (average particle10 size 7 μm) Crosslinked silicone-network silicone block 8 copolymer(average particle size 5 μm) Black iron oxide 1 Yellow iron oxide 0.7Red iron oxide 0.3Formulation Example 3. Whitening Milky Lotion

Blended amount (Component Name) (% by mass) Octocrylene 5 Homosalate 102-Ethylhexyl paramethoxycinnamate 5 Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexylbenzoate 3 Titanium oxide 1 Zinc oxide 3 Sucrose acetate stearate 3Dextrin palmitate 2 Trimethylsiloxysilicic acid 3 Polyoxybutylene (9)polyoxypropylene (1) glycol 3 Pentaerythritol tetra-2-ethylhexanoate 5Diisopropyl sebacate 12 Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 5 Methylpolysiloxane 3 Dimethyl distearyl ammonium hectorite 1 Isododecane 10Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 5 bis-Butyldimethicone polyglyceryl-3 1Purified water balance Tranexamic acid 2 4-Methoxysalicylic acidpotassium salt 1 Table salt s.a. Trisodium edetate s.a. Fragrance s.a.Glycerin 3 Dipropylene glycol 3 Alcohol 8 Calcium stearate-treated talc5 (average particle size 7 μm)Formulation Example 4. W/O-Type BB Cream

Blended amount (% by (Component Name) mass) Purified water balanceAlcohol 5 Trisodium edetate 0.1 Table salt 0.1 Sodium pyrosulfite 0.01Phenoxyethanol 1 Glycerin 5 Erythritol 1 Xylitol 1 Tormentilla extract0.1 Sodium hyaluronate 0.1 2-O-ethyl L-ascorbic acid 0.1 Dipotassiumglycyrrhizinate 0.05 Isopropyl myristate 5 Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate5 Diisopropyl sebacate 5 Alkyl (C₁₂₋₁₅) benzoate 3 Methyl polysiloxane 6Cyclopentasiloxane 6 50% Trisiloxysilicic acid in cyclopentasiloxanesolution 2 Dextrin palmitate 2 2-Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate 5Homosalate 5 Hydrophobically treated fine-particle titanium oxide 3(particle size 15 nm) Hydrophobically treated fine-particle zinc oxide 3(particle size 15 nm) Hydrophobically treated pigment-grade titaniumoxide 3 Hydrophobically treated red iron oxide s.a. Hydrophobicallytreated yellow iron oxide s.a. Hydrophobically treated black iron oxides.a. Hydrophobically treated talc 3 Crosslinked silicone-networksilicone block copolymer 6 (average particle size 5 μm) Fine-particledimethylsilylated silica 0.5 Lauryl PEG-9 polydimethylpolysiloxyethyl 2dimethicone Dimethyl distearyl ammonium hectorite 1 Dextrin palmitate0.5 Isostearic acid 0.2 Tocopherol 0.01 Fragrance s.a.Formulation Example 5. W/O-Type Base Cosmetic

Blended amount (% by (Component Name) mass) Purified water balanceAlcohol 10 Trisodium edetate 0.1 Table salt 0.1 Sodium pyrosulfite 0.01Glycerin 1 Xylitol 1 Tormentilla extract 0.1 Sodium hyaluronate 0.12-O-ethyl L-ascorbic acid 0.1 Dipotassium glycyrrhizinate 0.05Isododecane 5 Diisopropyl sebacate 8 Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 5Isopropyl myristate 5 PBG/PPG-9/1 copolymer 2 Methyl polysiloxane 5Cyclopentasiloxane 3 Caprylyl methicone 3 20% Highly polymerizedaminopropyl dimethicone 1 in dimethicone 20 cs solution 50%Trifluoroalkyl dimethyl trimethylsiloxysilicic 3 acid dimethiconesolution Dextrin palmitate 2 2-Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate 5Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate 1 bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenolmethoxyphenyl triazine 0.5 Hydrophobically treated fine-particletitanium 2 oxide (particle size 15 nm) Hydrophobically treatedfine-particle zinc oxide 5 (particle size 15 nm) Hydrophobically treatedpigment-grade titanium 5 oxide Hydrophobically treated red iron oxides.a. Hydrophobically treated yellow iron oxide s.a. Hydrophobicallytreated black iron oxide s.a. Hydrophobically treated talc 5 Crosslinkedsilicone-network silicone block 2 copolymer (average particle size 5 μm)Hydrophobically treated talc 3 PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone1.5 50% PEG/PPG-19/19 dimethicone in cyclo- 0.5 pentasiloxane solutionDimethyl distearyl ammonium hectorite 0.4 Isostearic acid 0.3 Tocopherol0.01 Fragrance s.a.Formulation Example 6. W/O-Type Hair Cosmetic

Blended amount (% by (Component Name) mass) Purified water balanceAlcohol 8 Trisodium edetate 0.2 Silica 0.5 Glycerin 1 Polyoxyethylene(14) polyoxypropylene (7) dimethyl 1 ether Rosa canina fruit oil 0.1Sodium hyaluronate 0.1 2-O-ethyl L-ascorbic acid 0.5 Dipotassiumglycyrrhizinate 0.05 Isododecane 10 Glyceryl tri-2-ethylhexanoate 5Isopropyl myristate 5 Diisopropyl sebacate 5 Alkyl (C₁₂₋₁₅) benzoate 3PBG/PPG-9/1 copolymer 1 Methyl polysiloxane 10 Cyclopentasiloxane 3 50%Trisiloxysilicic acid in cyclopentasiloxane 0.5 solution Sucrosetetrastearate triacetate 1 Dextrin palmitate 2 2-Ethylhexylmethoxycinnamate 5 Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate 2bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine 1 Polysilicone-15 3Octocrylene 5 Crosslinked silicone-network silicone block 10 copolymer(average particle size 5 μm) Calcium stearate-treated talc (averageparticle 3 size 7 μm) Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 dimethicone 1 Lauryl PEG-9polydimethylpolysiloxyethyl 1 dimethicone Dimethyl distearyl ammoniumhectorite 0.5 Isostearic acid 0.3 Sorbitan sesquiisotearate 0.3Tocopherol 0.01 Fragrance s.a.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic,comprising: (A) 6 to 40% by mass of the cosmetic of an ultravioletabsorbing agent selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexylpara-methoxycinnamate,2,4-bis-[{4-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2-hydroxy}-phenyl]-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine,diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, octocrylene,4-tert-butyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane, octyl salicylate, homosalate,and polysilicone-15; (B) a dextrin fatty acid ester selected from thegroup consisting of dextrin palmitate, dextrin oleate, dextrin stearate,dextrin myristate, and dextrin palmitate/2-ethylhexanoate; (C) a fattyacid soap-treated talc; and (D) 0 to 6% by mass of an ultravioletscattering agent relative to the mass of the cosmetic.
 2. Thewater-in-oil emulsion cosmetic, according to claim 1, wherein thedextrin fatty acid ester is dextrin palmitate.
 3. The water-in-oilemulsion cosmetic according to claim 1, wherein the fatty acidsoap-treated talc is calcium stearate treated talc.
 4. The water-in-oilemulsion cosmetic according to claim 2, wherein the fatty acidsoap-treated talc is calcium stearate treated talc.